CINCINNATI — Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon is on the American League coaching staff and wants the baseball world to understand he never meant to slight the team’s starting pitcher, Dallas Keuchel. …

Astros rookie shortstop Carlos Correa says he will work with the Salvation Army in Houston on programs to aid the homeless and also has agreed to play, along with several teammates, in a December golf …

CLEVELAND — The Astros have every player in the top-10 rounds signed after an impressive 2015 amateur draft. The medicals are done, and there’s been plenty of praise for the haul the Astros brought in …